As the legal and political world digests what transpired at the Supreme Court yesterday -- to be sure, this is no easy task -- the legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act isn't quite finished. Indeed, though yesterday offered more than its share of drama, it'd be a mistake to overlook the significance of today's proceedings... read more

Romney and Paul allege dirty tricks by Santorum supporters in Missouri.The House has 4 days to pass a highway bill and can't seem to do it.The Santorum campaign claims only 5 paid staffers.The EPA announces historic pollution limits on new power plants.A federal judge acquits the Hutaree Militia of the most serious charges against them.The... read more

Rachel Maddow updates the news from the front lines of the Republican war on women's health and points out the contradiction that conservatives are so upset about health insurance mandates but free of compunction about mandating medical procedures as... watch

Politico's Mike Allen talks to Rachel Maddow about the breaking news that Newt Gingrich is laying off about a third of his campaign staff, replacing his manager and trimming back his campaign schedule, with a new focus on the Republican National... watch

Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent and senior editor for Slate, talks with Rachel Maddow about Day 2 in the Supreme Court hearing arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and the degree to which public opinion weighs on the... watch

Executive producer Bill Wolff shares a preview of tonight’s show – the latest on the ACA Supreme Court proceedings, plus we’ve got lawyer Bryan Stevenson on the show, argued before the Supreme Court against life without parole for teenagers, plus the... watch

Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, who argued before the Supreme Court against sentencing teenagers to life without parole, talks with Rachel Maddow about how children are treated in the American justice system. watch

Rachel Maddow reviews how political rulings by conservative justices on the Supreme Court in cases like Bush v. Gore and the Citizens United decision, as well as outside political activities by Justice Thomas, have compromised the perception of the... watch

Tonight's guests include:Dahlia Lithwick, legal correspondent and senior editor for SlateBryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, argued before the Supreme Court against life without parole for teenagersWhile watching tonight's video preview, take a listen to tonight's soundtrack. (Just be sure to allow... read more

If you follow Rachel Maddow's extracurriculars, this is going to be a busy, and maybe a little confusing, month. I'm going to try to offer highlights from the "Drift" book tour but it's becoming increasingly apparent that I'm going to miss some items. And obviously there's going to be a lot of redundancy anyway... read more

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Launched in 2008, “The Rachel Maddow Show” follows the machinations of policy making in America, from local political activism to international diplomacy. Rachel Maddow looks past the distractions of political theater and stunts and focuses on the legislative proposals and policies that shape American life - as well as the people making and influencing those policies and their ultimate outcome, intended or otherwise.